"ShoXC: Hamman vs. Suganuma II" official fighters salaries

http://mmajunkie.comMain-card winners and EliteXC prospects Jared Hamman, Fabricio Camoes and Ray Lizama were the top earners at this month’s ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series event.

The event, which aired on Showtime, took place at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today received the list of salaries directly from the California State Athletic Commission.

ShoXC events are designed to showcase mostly prospects within the ProElite, Inc. organization and has served as a launching pad for many of EliteXC’s now-established stars.

The total disclosed payroll for the Aug. 15 event was a modest $56,560.

The full list of salaries included:

Jared Hamman ($8,000) def. Po’ai Suganuma ($5,000)

Fabricio Camoes ($6,000) def. Sammy Morgan ($4,000)

Rosi Sexton ($3,260) def. Debi Purcell ($4,000)

Ray Lizama ($6,000) def. Keith Berry ($2,000)

David Douglas ($3,000) def. William Jacobson ($800)

Lucas Gamaza ($3,000) def. Kenny Johnson ($2,000)

Jesse Brock ($3,000) def. Josh Rave ($1000)

Robert Vargas ($2,000) def. Ralph Lopez ($1,000)

Katrina Alendale ($1,500) def. Melanie La’Croix ($1,000)

Now, the usual disclaimer: the figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other special bonuses the organization may have paid its fighters.

In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

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